Jean de la Flèche
Jean de la Flèche | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1030 |
| Died | 1097 |
| Noble family | de La Flèche-de Baugency |
| Spouse | Paula of Maine |
| Issue | Elias I de la Flèche |
| Father | Lancelin I de Beaugency |
| Mother | Mathilde de Chateau du Loir[citation needed] |
Jean de la Flèche, also known as Jean de Beaugency, Seigneur de la Flèche (c. 1030 – c. 1097) was an 11th-century nobleman. He was a younger son of Lancelin I de Beaugency[1] and Adelberg de Maine and was born about 1030 in La Flèche, Sarthe.[a]
Jean's father Lancelin I, was the first lord of both Beaugency and La Flèche. On his death, the older son Lancelin II was given Beaugency, while Jean became seigneur of La Flèche.[1] In 1059, Jean married Paula of Maine, daughter of Herbert I, Count of Maine.[1] Jean and Paula were the parents of Elias I, Count of Maine, who married Mathilde de Château-du-Loir.[1] He was a great great grandfather of King Henry II.
Jean de la Fleche was given land in Yorkshire, England and this is where the name was first recorded.[citation needed] (source Betham in his 'Baronetage of England.') Fletcher is 'de la Fleche' anglicised.
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d LoPrete 2007, Chart 1.
- ^ Livingstone 2018, Genealogy 1:The lords of Beaugency.
Sources
- Livingstone, Amy (2018). Medieval Lives c. 1000-1292: The World of the Beaugency. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138677081.
- LoPrete, Kimberly A. (2007). Adela of Blois: Countess and Lord (c.1067-1137). Four Courts Press. ISBN 978-1-85182-563-9.